Toolshed

Tool familiarity continues to be one of the top developer challenges. This series of seminars is all about tools for developers, by developers. Join Microsoft Florida Developer Evangelist Russ Fustino, Microsoft MVP Stan Schultes, and others as they bring you demos and discussion about their favorite developer tools. See Code, PowerPoints and Demo scripts at: http://code.msdn.com/toolshed . See all resources at http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed .

Have you looked at IE8 lately? A wealth of developer tools are now included just by pressing F12. This includes a script debugger, profiler, page alignment and Section 508 compliance.
What is it?
Built-in web page structure analysis, debugging, and profiling
Download Site: no download…

Why not take advantage of the millions of Live ID's already on the internet? Watch this video to learn how to incorporate Live ID into your application for authentication.
What is it?
The Windows Live™ ID Web Authentication 1.0 and Client software development kit s(SDK) gives you a…

The Expression Blend 3.0 SketchFlow feature changes the game when it comes to both developers and designers becoming integrated on the development and design process. Prototype WPF and
Silverlight Applications
with amazing speed. Provide review, feedback and documentation with ease.
What is…

See how Expression Blend 2 makes like easier as a developer and a designer for
Silverlight and WPF applications by building XAML in a WSYIWIG editor. We will cover the basics of creating Silverlight 2 project with a web page displaying a video and animating it. Finally,
we will show how
Visual…

Get a feel of the local culture and scenery at Pensacola Beach, FL and
SQL Saturday the site of the filming of
Episode 3. Enjoy Russ and Stan's favorite demo stories. Meet co-host
Stan Schultes and the guest speakers Microsoft MVP's
Dom Demsak and Jessica Moss and a little about them. Find…

How do you find out about developer events? Find out by watching this clip. Save the dates for the PDC and mark your calendar for many SQL Saturdays and Code Camps coming your way. Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just
keeping up with tool…

Got popcorn? Expression Blend 3 SketchFlow and a ton of “GOT TO KNOW ABOUT IT” content is all packed in just 1 hour of Episode 3. Try something different
tonight and take an hour break from coding. You know you deserve it. Grab your favorite beverage and pizza and enjoy this entertaining,…

There is more to building an application than pressing F5. MSBuild comes with the .NET Framework and is extensible. See how
Microsoft MVP Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
extends the build process programmatically, by talking to Twitter upon a successful build. This is an incredible demo. Consistency is a…

Virtual PC (VPC) is truly a developer's and tester's best friend. Do you want to run a PC in a Window? Imagine having a virtual image for any product in Beta that does not impact your host machine. For those that are familiar with VPC, you might find some
of the settings of interest and how to…

Do you want to create a website from scratch, maybe just knowing a little HTML? Or have a website you can update yourself without programming skills. Or modify a site by writing custom modules and skins? You will want to check out history in the making
on the phenomenon of DotNetNuke which is…